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Top European hotspot beloved by Brits facing crisis as population collapses
The population of this highly popular country will continue to shrink in the coming decades, it has been revea…
Country proposes paying £92 to every person willing to get married
The announcement has sparked major backlash.
Whose fiscal problems would you prefer?
Lenders must choose between countries behaving like a bingeing entrepreneur, an elderly but reputable business…
Chaos as huge Mount Sinabung volcano erupts in Indonesia sparking panic
Residents and tourists have been urged to stay clear of the area.
Putin on brink as Russian despot fears 'execution by hanging' if he fails in Ukraine
The Russian leader is fearing for his own life unless he reaches the Kremlin's minimum objective.
Trump issues chilling threat to strike Iran as WW3 fears explode
The war in Iran could escalate once again.
Girl ‘gang raped by boyfriend and his three mates’ as fifth sicko stood guard on hill
One man has been arrested and police are pursuing the four other suspects.
Popular airport serving world's 'most famous' resort to close
The closure will affect hundreds of thousands of travellers.
Horror as pregnant influencer dies after being 'kidnapped, tied to a tree and set on fire'
She was allegedly forced into a vehicle before being taken to a forested area.
Russia issues horror WW3 threat to strike UK
A close Putin ally has called for Russia to "strike Britain, harshly and mercilessly'.
Consultants head for an AI showdown — with their own clients
Pressure is on Accenture, Capgemini and the Big Four as companies demand savings
Goodbye to Babylon Berlin, the 1920s TV drama that has eerily foreshadowed real-life politics
The long-running drama reaches Hitler’s rise to power in its final season as its creators reflect on the unset…
The Black Garden review – haunting study of growing up in war-torn Nagorno-Karabakh
Alexis Pazoumian’s documentary follows Samvel and Avo, two preteen boys whose lives will be unavoidably scarre…
Advanced AI threatens global financial stability, says Bank of England boss
Andrew Bailey warns G20 members about risk of cyber-disruption spreading ‘across jurisdictions’ The Bank of En…
Switzy by Emma Cline review – this Booker-listed account of a man’s last days is profoundly moving
Struggling with Alzheimer’s, the central character sets out on his final journey to a euthanasia clinic The wo…
Performance and belonging: Rio de Janeiro’s ballroom scene – photo essay
A look at the ballroom scene across Maré, Lapa, Gamboa and the city centre. The photographer Juliana Bizzo has…
The Nepal floods seem a world away – but make no mistake, climate breakdown will affect us all
Richer countries might have more resources to deal with catastrophe, but this problem grips the entire planet,…
NHS to offer free high-street cholesterol tests in England
Checks at pharmacies for people aged 40 to 84 are aimed at identifying those at risk of heart attack or stroke…
‘We want to find a better future’: teenage girls on why they risked their lives to reach Spain
More than two dozen teenagers stuck in the Spanish territory of Ceuta shared their reasons for joining the tre…
Ailing Novak Djokovic falls in US Open first round for earliest grand slam exit in 20 years
Mariano Navone wins 7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 to end Serb’s hopes Djokovic vomits numerous times and has t…
LIV Golf prepares for bankruptcy filing in September
Challenger golf league is negotiating a funding package with BC Partners for a slimmed-down circuit
Tim Cook’s legacy by the numbers
Apple CEO hands over to John Ternus on Tuesday after 15 years
Will financial innovation dethrone the dollar?
The evolution of a truly multi-polar currency market depends on governments’ willingness to embrace technology…
Crypto groups spend record $640mn buying back their own tokens
Firms employ similar strategy to equity market repurchases in response to prolonged slump in digital assets se…
Darializa Avila Chevalier: The face of America’s socialist insurgency
The Democratic congressional candidate’s improbable rise has spooked the party establishment
The dawn of physical AI
Wall Street and Silicon Valley have high hopes for AI that interacts with the real world. But unions and econo…
Long-term investors turn to shipping as Middle East conflict boosts returns
Asset managers report interest from institutional investors seeking exposure to hard assets
German gunmaker with loaded history sets sights on British army’s next rifle
Heckler & Koch faces competition from global defence companies to replace the SA80 service rifle
Aston Villa and Chelsea still enemies despite transfer pipeline, insists Emery
Martínez and Jackson latest duo to move between clubs Goretzka and Suzuki could make debuts against Arsenal Un…
Alejandro Betancourt: the man who would be Trump’s ‘viceroy’ in Venezuela
The US has turned to a wily and divisive insider to help it develop the country’s oil reserves
Dubai residents sent 'security threat' warning as Iran launches attack
Explosions were also heard in neighbouring in Qatar as the IRGC launches a wave of ballistic missiles, accordi…
Grand Canyon flash flood horror as 15 hikers missing in Arizona
More than 15 people are feared missing after devastating flash floods tore through the Grand Canyon, forcing d…
Donald Trump launches fresh strikes against Iran
It comes after the US military completed the clearing of sea mines from the strait's international shipping ro…
Former American aid chief 'blames Donald Trump' for Nepal flood death toll
An ex-US government official has mooted that the President's administration is partly to blame for the high nu…
Ukraine’s ex-defence minister touts ‘new history’ in war against Russia with planned tech fund
Mykhailo Fedorov seeks western capital to build and manage weapons development companies he says will help Kyi…
Cause of death confirmed after couple found dead in jacuzzi at Spanish holiday villa
The couple's teenage children reportedly raised the alarm after making the tragic discovery at the holiday vil…
Horror as girl, 3, raped and killed
The child's body was found at an abandoned house three days after she went missing.
Cleverly to run ‘classically Conservative’ campaign to be next London mayor
Senior Tory says Khan has ‘lost passion for the job’ and Burnham is ‘very anti-London’ in interview with LBC J…
Americans feel they have lost their agency
People increasingly blame large corporations for the sense that they have ever less control over their own liv…
Iceland rejects talks on EU entry
‘No’ vote prevails in knife-edge referendum prompted by Donald Trump’s threats to annex Greenland